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by the way, yes, the bust of winston churchill was in the oval office during the term of george w. bush. barack obama replaced it with a bust of martin luther king, jr. jesus mitt romney where does your loyalty lie? yeah let's put mlk in the back of the bus and put winston churchill right up front. god, romney. and then he gives this interview with brian williams where he asks do you think the brits are off to pulling off the olympics. >> do they look ready to your experienced eye. >> it's hard to know just how well it will turn out. there were a few things disconcerting about the private security firm not having enough people, the supposed strike of the immigration and customs officials -- >> oh, this is great. this is great. go to england and dump all over the brits. go there for the olympics and say it looks like it is going to be a total bust. it's hard to say how it will turn out. he didn't make any friends among the brits. >> if you go through all of his mistakes yesterday he is george w. bush. >> no, bush was smooth compared to romney. so i tell you the prime minister really
by the way, yes, the bust of winston churchill was in the oval office during the term of george w. bush. barack obama replaced it with a bust of martin luther king, jr. jesus mitt romney where does your loyalty lie? yeah let's put mlk in the back of the bus and put winston churchill right up front. god, romney. and then he gives this interview with brian williams where he asks do you think the brits are off to pulling off the olympics. >> do they look ready to your experienced eye....
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i mean you look at the george w. bush. >> this reinforces maybe? >> right. i don't think that's in dispute -- i wondhe were not to change topics. the president where he announces he was going to go out fighting for tax cuts, to extends the bush tax cuts for those making under 250,000, how that will play with the broader g.o.p. but mostly how mr. romney will respond to that. >> right. so daniel stone covers the white house for newsweek daily beast, mentioning that as we talked it hasn't yet been announced. it's not officially yet on the president's schedule but it's reported this morning widely that the president will make an announcement in the rose garden sometime today where he will call for congress to extend the nother year for every american making under $250,000 a year. which, of course is the vast majority, the 99%. >> right. >> and those making over $250,000, their taxes would go would go back up. whether he can get it through congress or not, right, i guess, the question is: the political viability of this. >> right. and, you know, for the sake of y
i mean you look at the george w. bush. >> this reinforces maybe? >> right. i don't think that's in dispute -- i wondhe were not to change topics. the president where he announces he was going to go out fighting for tax cuts, to extends the bush tax cuts for those making under 250,000, how that will play with the broader g.o.p. but mostly how mr. romney will respond to that. >> right. so daniel stone covers the white house for newsweek daily beast, mentioning that as we talked...
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something that mitt romney supports, barack obama supports that george w. bush supported. why can't we start right there, and get that passed this year? no reason except our insanity. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." ♪ >> a new ad we will play for you when we come back here with lynn sweet, chicago sun times methderr death shiner from row call and bill cress part full-court press. you are welcome to join our conversation at 866-55-press. we will be right back. >> this is the bill press show. of sununu, you're wrong. mitt romney, you're wrong. we need more teachers, not fewer teachers and more cops and more firefighters that support our her unique mix of comedy and politics to current tv. >> it's like a reality show, they're just turning cameras on and we just do our thing. >>politically direct to me means no b.s., the real thing, cutting through the clutter. i'm energized to start my show everyday because it's fun, because i care about what's going on in this country, rather than some sort of tired banter it is actual water cooler talk it's the way people rea
something that mitt romney supports, barack obama supports that george w. bush supported. why can't we start right there, and get that passed this year? no reason except our insanity. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." ♪ >> a new ad we will play for you when we come back here with lynn sweet, chicago sun times methderr death shiner from row call and bill cress part full-court press. you are welcome to join our conversation at 866-55-press. we will be right...
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every job lost even under george bush. romney says barack obama's responsible for the whole recession even though it happened under george w. bush. doesn't give the guy credit for wanting -- for opposing him on healthcare. opposes him on trying to give 98% of americans a tax cut. romney, barack obama -- he said nice guy but in over his head. then he accuses obama of running a negative campaign? and then he has the audacity to say hey i'm against everything you stand for but look at me! i'm your friend. >> if you want a president who will make things better in the african-american community you are look at him. >> bill: oh, god. >> romney: take a look. [ laughter ] >> bill: here i am! not to mention he was a bishop of the mormon church and the mormon church wouldn't even accept black members until 1997, right? or to the priesthood until 1997. >> romney: take a look. >> bill: romney was a bishop then. he never opposed that policy, not that we know of, right? and then finally in front of this group he has the audacity to say
every job lost even under george bush. romney says barack obama's responsible for the whole recession even though it happened under george w. bush. doesn't give the guy credit for wanting -- for opposing him on healthcare. opposes him on trying to give 98% of americans a tax cut. romney, barack obama -- he said nice guy but in over his head. then he accuses obama of running a negative campaign? and then he has the audacity to say hey i'm against everything you stand for but look at me! i'm your...
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but for eight years the millionaires and billionaires had a tax break under george w. bush. and where did the jobs go? eight million jobs lost. doesn't work. under president clinton 22 million new jobs created. president obama just wants to put the tax rate -- top tax rate back to where it was under bill clinton, the best period of economic growth in modern american history. john's calling from lake city, tennessee. hey, john, what do you say? good morning. >> bill: john, are you there? hey, john, wake up. let's go out to -- get your chance john. you can't be asleep at the switch dude. barbara is calling from chicago. what do you say barbara? >> caller: good morning, how you doing? don't cut me off. >> bill: i wouldn't think of cutting you off. >> caller: president obama was right. for giving the middle class a tax break. we're the ones that go out in this country and buy stoves, reic from raters and cars in homes. what about them three democrats pelosi mendez and chuck as usual, can't be on the same page. wow. and then when you give tax breaks to people like mitt romney, he
but for eight years the millionaires and billionaires had a tax break under george w. bush. and where did the jobs go? eight million jobs lost. doesn't work. under president clinton 22 million new jobs created. president obama just wants to put the tax rate -- top tax rate back to where it was under bill clinton, the best period of economic growth in modern american history. john's calling from lake city, tennessee. hey, john, what do you say? good morning. >> bill: john, are you there?...
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it is similar to a promise that george w. bush made in 2000. he said he would move the embassy to jerusalem. never got around to doing it. >> bill: never got around to doing it because his policy were the same policies as ronnald reagan and daddy bush before him as well as bill clinton the future of jerusalem should be part of the negotiations between the palestinians and the israelis correct? >> correct. >> bill: that's been the going position of the united states. >> you don't want to predetermine the status of jerusalem. >> bill: doesn't mitt romney know that? >> he's incurring favor with the voter block back home and with the israelis there. this is part of the pattern with them. this pandering. this knowing your audience. staying the -- says the things that you want your audience to hear. >> bill: in the same speech, he says that he didn't call for a bombing iran but he said if israel does it, then -- >> this is the more important part. this, as you see it now consistent in his statements, the gross exaggeration of the threat that iran pos
it is similar to a promise that george w. bush made in 2000. he said he would move the embassy to jerusalem. never got around to doing it. >> bill: never got around to doing it because his policy were the same policies as ronnald reagan and daddy bush before him as well as bill clinton the future of jerusalem should be part of the negotiations between the palestinians and the israelis correct? >> correct. >> bill: that's been the going position of the united states. >>...
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i think it's something like maybe 20 times more drone attacks than even george w. bush and dick cheney launched not that i am entirely happeny with those. one thing you can't say is president obama has been soft on terror. two other aspects about the romney campaign i wanted to talk with you about this morning and get your comments on. first of all mitt romney's first stop is the olympics. this is one that is a little fraught with danger on at that couple of fronts three fronts, i would say. one is that romney is using the olympics, of course, as a chance to raise money. it's got a fundraiser with the very people we were just talking about with eliot spitzer from barclay's bank. the very people who were in the heart of this rigging the rates on bank loans, thereby impacting consumers worldwide including mortgage home loans, car loans and whatever here in the united states. clark clay's bank giving a fundraiser for mitt romney. he doesn't care if they are under investigation in the u.k. he doesn't care if there are hearings in the united states about this. he is wal
i think it's something like maybe 20 times more drone attacks than even george w. bush and dick cheney launched not that i am entirely happeny with those. one thing you can't say is president obama has been soft on terror. two other aspects about the romney campaign i wanted to talk with you about this morning and get your comments on. first of all mitt romney's first stop is the olympics. this is one that is a little fraught with danger on at that couple of fronts three fronts, i would say....